Sparta vs. Athens Flashcards

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Their polis was settlef by Dorians who occupied part of the Southern Peninsula of Greece, the Peleponnesus

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SPARTA

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In the 8th Century BC they conquered nearby regions and forxed many of the people to work as farm laborers

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SPARTA

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3
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Established a strong military government to maintain order

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SPARTA

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4
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Their aim was to produce strong bodied fearless people: both men and women

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SPARTA

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5
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Sickly babies were left to die

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SPARTA

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6
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Their polis became the commercial and cultural center of Greece

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ATHENS

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7
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They felt that the really excellent man did not neglet his mind or ignore art, music, poetry and literature

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ATHENS

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8
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They came to look upon themselves aa the leader of all Greece

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ATHENS

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9
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They believed that a man’s life was empty if he failed to use his minf and develop all his talents

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ATHENS

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10
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Women were trainrd in gymnastics and physical endurance

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SPARTAN

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11
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Family was regarded as less important than the polis

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SPARTA

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12
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Admired for their courage and dependent to authority

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SPARTA

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13
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They were criticized for thr one sidedness of their training

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SPARTA

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14
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Simple, frugal and militaristic people

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SPARTA

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15
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Laconic: Dictatorial

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SPARTA

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16
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Women were educated only in the skills needed to run a household

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ATHENS

17
Q

Articulate

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ATHENS

18
Q

They look the lead in tge creation of democracy

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ATHENS

19
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They were freedom-loving and cultured

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ATHENS

20
Q

State must exist for individual not individual for the state

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ATHENS